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EP1493383 - Method of positioning electrodes for central nervous system monitoring [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	The application has been refused Status updated on 05.11.2010 Database last updated on 11.09.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	05.11.2010	Refusal of application	published on 08.12.2010 [2010/49]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states INSTRUMENTARIUM CORPORATION Kuortaneenkatu 2 00510 Helsinki / FI
	[2005/01]
Inventor(s)	01 / Särkelä, Mika Santavuorentie 7 A 2 00400, Helsinki / FI
	02 / Viertiö-Oja, Hanna Hempontie 6 B 02660, Espoo / FI
	[2005/01]
Representative(s)	Valkeiskangas, Tapio Lassi Paavali Kolster Oy Ab Iso Roobertinkatu 23 P.O. Box 148 00121 Helsinki / FI
	[N/P]
Former [2008/34]	Valkeiskangas, Tapio Lassi Paavali Kolster Oy Ab Iso Roobertinkatu 23 P.O. Box 148 00121 Helsinki / FI
Former [2005/01]	Valkeiskangas, Tapio Kolster Oy AB, Iso Roobertinkatu 23, P.O. Box 148 00121 Helsinki / FI
Application number, filing date	04102678.2	14.06.2004
	[2005/01]
Priority number, date	US20030612828	02.07.2003 Original published format: US 612828
	[2005/01]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	EP1493383
	Date:	05.01.2005
	Language:	EN
	[2005/01]
	Type:	A3 Search report
	No.:	EP1493383
	Date:	12.01.2005
	[2005/02]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	29.11.2004
Classification	IPC:	A61B5/0478, A61B5/0492, A61B5/0496	[2005/01]
	CPC:	A61B5/4821 (EP,US); A61B5/291 (EP,US); A61B5/296 (EP,US); A61B5/1106 (EP,US); A61B5/282 (EP,US); A61B5/398 (EP)
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HU, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR [2005/01]
Title	German:	Verfahren zur Positionierung von Elektroden zur Überwachung des Zentralnervensystems	[2005/01]
	English:	Method of positioning electrodes for central nervous system monitoring	[2005/01]
	French:	Procédé de positionnement d'électrodes pour la surveillance du système nerveux central	[2005/01]
Examination procedure	26.05.2005	Examination requested [2005/30]
	02.10.2006	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	19.03.2007	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	20.03.2008	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	19.06.2008	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	12.07.2010	Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 14.12.2010
	21.07.2010	Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2010/49]
	31.07.2010	Application refused, date of legal effect [2010/49]
	14.12.2010	Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	21.06.2006	Renewal fee patent year 03
	20.06.2007	Renewal fee patent year 04
	19.03.2008	Renewal fee patent year 05
	24.06.2009	Renewal fee patent year 06
	31.03.2010	Renewal fee patent year 07
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Documents cited:	Search	[X]JPH05161621 ;
		[X]WO9302616 (SRD SHORASHIM MEDICAL LTD [IL], et al) [X] 11-17 * page 22, line 12 - page 23, line 12 * * figure 7B *;
		[X]US5291888 (TUCKER DON M [US]) [X] 1-10 * column 7, lines 45-50 * * figure 1 *;
		[X]US5491492 (KNAPP R BENJAMIN [US], et al) [X] 11-16 * column 5, lines 31-63 * * figures 1,2 *;
		[X]WO0200096 (PHYSIOMETRIX INC [US]) [X] 11-17 * figures 1,4 *;
		[DA]US6394953 (DEVLIN PHILIP H [US], et al) [DA] 1-23 * column 8, line 47 - column 9, line 27 * * figures 15,17 *;
		[A]US2003055355 (VIERTIO-OJA HANNA ELINA [FI]) [A] 1-10* figure 15 *
		[X] - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19931008), vol. 0175, no. 61, Database accession no. (C - 1119), & JP5161621 A 19930629 (SAILOR PEN CO LTD:THE) [X] 1-23 * abstract *

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